Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. JOHN MURINO, 82, of Spotswood died March 25 at home. Surviving are his wife, Helen Donohue Murino; a son, John Murino of Delran; two daughters, Jeanette Stilo…

  • Could South River stabbing

    have been avoided? While school officials in South River will not speak publicly about a March 8 stabbing of a student outside the middle school, one would hope officials there are diligently reviewing the situation to find out just what went wrong and if something could have been done to prevent it. The primary reason…

  • Guest Column Mary Faith Chmiel Library pilferage unfair to others

    Guest Column Mary Faith Chmiel Library pilferage unfair to others There is an interesting situation that seems to have developed at the Spots-wood Public Library over the past few months. I’m not sure if this phenomenon is the work of one individual or many, if it is the byproduct of recent economic uncertainty, or if…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. SYD GROSSMAN, 99, of South River died March 18 at Greenville Hospital, Jersey City. She was born in New York. She and her family owned Grossman Hardware…

  • Proposal for former snuff mill does not gain anything for Helmetta

    Here we go again, another piece of history is about to be rendered to the wrecking ball while an antiquated factory is about to become mass housing. We live our daily lives by the decisions of corporate giants who don’t have to dwell in the aftermath of their profitable rulings. Why is it impossible for…

  • Make sure county comes through with traffic light on Ryders Lane

    Your March 7 editorial, "Take Look at Trouble Spots," was right on point. It is not only unnecessary, it is terribly wrong, to wait for a serious injury or a fatality before dealing with intersections that have long been recognized as clearly dangerous. One East Brunswick intersection that requires quick installation of a traffic light…

  • Monroe Twp. High School fashion show a great success

    Monroe Twp. High School fashion show a great success I am writing this letter to acknowledge and thank all the wonderful people who were involved in the success of our "On Broadway" Senior Fashion Show held March 8 at Monroe Township High School. Everyone involved, from the PTO moms and the "Sophisticated Ladies" of Rossmoor…

  • Officials must do research on Helmetta snuff mill plan

    Lately, much time and energy was wasted by a local official writing carefully worded rebuttals to the editor, lashing out at his critics. The second words of advice I received when first getting involved in politics were, "You can’t please everyone all of the time." The first words of advice were, "Don’t get involved in…

  • School budget news will come as shock to some

    School budget news will come as shock to some It must be a shock for many area residents to read about the tax increases associated with school budgets for the 2002-03 school year. A damaging blow was dealt to school boards and to residents when Gov. James McGreevey announced that as one way of dealing…